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Vancouver Events - Tommy Douglas Seattle Chef, Mission Hill Winemaker Dinner at Blue Water and PNWER Conference

July 23-24, 2008

By Catherine "Cat" Barr

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Acclaimed chef Tommy Douglas has been rubbing people, and salmon, the right way in Seattle for over 24 years. Last week, during a special promotional tour of Vancouver, the sovereign of seafood and veritable king of crab cakes made a stop at Barbara-Jo's Books to Cooks to demonstrate his prowess and tout his line of "Rub with Love" spice mixes. The "crabby" crowd in attendance ate it up, loving every minute spent with the affable author of "I Love Crab Cakes" and more. Also this week, it was time to rub elbows with international delegates and business leaders as the Vancouver Aquarium and Mayor Sam Sullivan welcomed delegates from the Pacific North West Economic Region (PNWER) 18th Annual Summit. Visitors had a whale of a good time as they wined and dined on oceanwise entrees and mixed and mingled with the local inhabitants. Lastly, big hugs and kisses go out to Mission Hill's Anthony van Mandl and winemaker John Simes for their prestigious Winery of the Year award. Celebrating with a sip and sup at Yaletown's Blue Water Cafe, the powerful pair proved why they beat out over 300 other Canadian wineries to take home the coveted title. Aye, there's the rub.

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